Paterson gas station robbed at gunpoint

PATERSON - A man brandishing a handgun robbed about $300 from the Power Gas Station on Straight Street early Thursday morning, police said.

The suspect walked into the station's convenience store and asked for a pack of cigarettes, said Sgt. Ronald Van Wolde.

While the employee got the cigarettes, the suspect pulled the gun and pointed it at his face, police said. He then reached over and took the money from the cash register, before running away from the scene, police said.

Authorities described the suspect as a black male in his early 20s, weighing about 200 pounds and standing about six-feet tall.

Paterson gas station robbed at gunpoint

PATERSON - A man brandishing a handgun robbed about $300 from the Power Gas Station on Straight Street early Thursday morning, police said.

The suspect walked into the station's convenience store and asked for a pack of cigarettes, said Sgt. Ronald Van Wolde.

While the employee got the cigarettes, the suspect pulled the gun and pointed it at his face, police said. He then reached over and took the money from the cash register, before running away from the scene, police said.

Authorities described the suspect as a black male in his early 20s, weighing about 200 pounds and standing about six-feet tall.